The GovCon Grove - Good Government supported by Great Companies - April 24

ICYMI:

• Announcing the 2023 Engage FedGov Honorees?- Continuing our commitment to shine a light on the good stuff, to spotlight those that are #doingitright,?we are pleased to announce the?2023 Engage FedGov Honorees. These exceptional leaders from across government and industry stand out from the crowd for their willingness to drive?BOLD?approaches and innovative engagement strategies while supporting a culture shift across the Federal sector which values collaboration, open communication, transparency, and partnership between and across the Federal government and industry partner ecosystems.?See the complete list here.?

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• Updated: OS AI Federal Civilian Health Segment Page?
• Defense Health IT Firms Take Center Stage at HIMSS: Kanban board, Agile and Open Engagement to drive Agile DHA initiatives??

Looking for a good partner? Need inspiration from a team that is winning and succeeding as a good partner, vendor and employer??Check out these teams:?

• Success Serving as a Small Business Public Interest Partner to Industry and Government??
• Get your Earth Day OASIS Plus point here – Batting a thousand on CIO-SP4??

Included below we continue to shine a light on the good stuff, highlighting a few weekly examples of leading GovCon firms and executives who are proving that they understand it is not just about winning, but about building a lasting corporate culture and giving back.???

Culture Hacks:?

• Wednesday Fun at Prometheus Federal Services (PFS) ! You had us at - Employee Experience meetings.?#employeeexperience
• Diligent 's Global Day of Service is an employee program designed to support communities and through which employees have the opportunity to spend a workday volunteering with a charity or community group.?#communitygiving

Embed giving in your culture:?

• Throughout the years Chevo Consulting, LLC has supported several charities, many because of employees. Here they share the importance of one organization - The Calvert K-9 Search Team – to which Chevo has made a donation and will match all employee donations through the end of May.?#companyculture
• RELI Group, Inc. 's ongoing spotlight on team members giving back is a great example of setting the tone for giving.?#settingthetone

Hands-on giving back:?

• Noblis employees and their families came out to volunteer at the?Capital Area Food Bank in Washington, D.C. This enthusiastic group of volunteers packed 879 boxes that will be distributed to families in the DMV area!?#teambuilding
• It isn’t just companies that are getting in on the action…The 2023 Voyagers Class and American Council for Technology - Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) Staff volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House in Falls Church to prepare and cook a delicious dinner for families.?#bondingovergiving
• The VerticalApps (Acquired by MindPetal) team was out volunteering, maintaining the Culpepper Garden grounds as part of Arlington’s volunteer day!?#teamwork

Opportunities for giving back:?

• SevaTruck Foundation has reached the 7-year mark and over the last seven years has distributed more than 315,000 nourishing meals with the invaluable assistance of countless volunteers and your kind support.??#feedthehungry
• Red Team Consulting ’s 10th annual charity golf tournament in support of Homestretch is just a month out. Since this team has been hosting a charity tournament for 10 years, they share 10 reasons why you should attend.?#eventsthatgive

Check out some recent comments related to companies listed on the OS AI Platform. When you are looking for great partners and companies that #doitright, inside intel can’t be beat:??????

• “I am so honored to be on this list with such impressive people. I am humbled by this and quite surprised.” Re: Announcing the 2023 Engage FedGov Honorees??
• “… Sierra7 approaches each new project or contract by asking “how can our two firms collaborate to best support the government in this endeavor to reach its objectives and goals?”?…" RE: Sierra7??
• “Amazing company culture and foundation for incubating true Leaders who care about Digital Services and Government Transformation. Watch out for this company as it ..." Re: Fearless??
• “J29’s home office is located in Maryland, but this company chooses to serve, donate, or supply percentage each month to a cause, organization, etc. recommended by employees. Any time a need?…" Re: J29??

ICMYI: The latest OS AI Know Thy Competitor segment:??????????

Shhhh! HHS and CMS vendors may not have noticed, but this very small HUBZone 8(a) small business has been quietly positioning to be a significant Digital Solutions partner supporting CMS in the years ahead.?Whether it is a strategic Mentor-Protégé agreement they signed early this year with one of the top small businesses at CMS today; a Prime contract win they recently secured; or the leadership team and set of key staff members they have added of late who bring years of experience supporting CMS on an OIT Data Analytics Cloud Platform; an Enterprise Portal; and developing operational intelligence for CMS Cloud Infrastructure, this Baltimore-based consultancy appears to be poised for big things ahead.????

Do you know who this emerging small business focusing on digital transformation, systems integration, data analytics engineering and infrastructure visualization is? Check your answer here == >> https://bit.ly/3mGK2iS??

OrangeSlices Tip of the Week????????

This week’s tip is shared by GovCon Expert and Engage FedGov Honoree Tan Wilson and is focused on the idea that great leaders need to not only inspire but to coach and mentor the next great leader. The list of the ten qualities of extraordinary leaders according to the research by Bob Anderson and William Adams may, but should not surprise you. See the original post here. You can follow Tan here.??

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Just a few of the topics covered in this week's edition include:??Batting 1000 on SP4; VA/DHA firms feel love; 125M DHS OA Opp to start FY24; 7B FBI ITSS day is a go; Eyes on 36 CMS firms; Free OASIS+ Pt; AND more...?

The GovCon Grove is compiled and published by Heather Seftel-Kirk , OrangeSlices AI’s Exec VP and our own Corporate Culture Champion charged with making sure we don’t just talk the talk, but we walk the walk. Follow Heather and connect if you are a leader passionate about employee experience and #doingittherightway???????

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Developed by a team of government and industry contracting subject matter experts, the OrangeSlices AI data driven platform is a publicly available searchable listing of the top information technology and consulting services contractors doing business with the Federal government today. Driven by a robust and comprehensive set of authoritative and trusted data sources, the OS.ai tool is intended to help government and industry leaders find the right partner to help deliver on the important missions of the Federal government. Learn more about how you can engage with OS AI here.????????????????